SET CAMHS Clinical Lead

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Essex SET CAMHShas an exciting opportunity for a qualified professional to step into an established role within a diverse and experienced team.This recruitment drive comes following a recently completed consultation and redesign process, moving this well-established team to the I-Thrive model of delivery. We are excited to be delivering a new therapeutic model informed by collaborative formulations which offer the opportunity for both targeted and longer-term interventions.

Working as the Senior Practitioner in the SET CAMHS in Harlow you would have a high standard of knowledge and experience of working with young people in CAMH services who are experiencing a range of mental health presentations.We are looking for a dynamic individual who is passionate about helping young people and their families and values multi-disciplinary working in their practice.

As an inclusive and supportive team applications are welcomed by professionals from a wide range of disciplines and backgrounds, including mental health nurses, counselling psychologists, clinical psychologists, social workers, art psychotherapists, drama therapists, occupational therapist and other suitably qualified professional staff that meet the person specification and who are currently registered with an appropriate professional body.

Main duties of the job

The team has an established clinic based close to East and North London, Hertfordshire, and Cambridgeshire.

The role of senior practitioner is to support the development and implementation of a range of groups and 1-1 therapies within the Thrive Model and as indicated by the SET CAMHS and NICE guidance. You would ideally have experience of supervising and managing others, although support and training can be given for this to the right candidate. You would also have a keen interest in developing innovative strategies to support young people and their families.

Children and young people who are referred to CAMHS have a range of presentations which would include: early presentation of psychosis, self-harm and suicidal ideation, other trauma related emotional difficulties, low mood, anxiety, obsessional compulsive disorders and other mild to moderate mental health difficulties. For those with additional neurodevelopmental needs, interventions for their co-morbid mental health issues are provided within the neurodevelopmental pathway.

As well as holding your own case load, the pathway lead supports their clinical team to deliver therapeutic interventions and continues pathway development through supervision, teaching, and mentoring. Knowledge and experience of delivering interventions within child mental health is essential as is an understanding of the presentations within the context of neurodevelopmental disorders.

About us

COVID-19 Vaccination

We continue to encourage all staff to ensure that they have been double vaccinated and received their booster. We recognise that taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, our staff and their families.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focusing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

High Cost Area Supplement - London

This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £1,192 and a maximum payment of £2,011 per annum pro rata).

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Date posted

07 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£50,952 to £57,349 a year PA plus HCAS pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

Reference number

395-EM335-23

Job locations

Aylmer house

3rd Floor, Aylmer House, Kitson Way, Harlow,

Essex

CM20 1DG

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification when completing your application

Due to the hard to recruit nature of this post, it has been identified by NELFT as being eligible for a welcome payment subject to the terms set out within the NELFT Recruitment Policy.This post also attracts a one-off payment equivalent to 10% of annual basic salary. This would be payable as 50% of the incentive as a lump sum at end of the probationary period (Typically six months) and then the other 50% of the incentive as a lump sum at the end of year two.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification when completing your application

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

Successful completion of a post-graduate trainingin psychological practice (e.g. psychologist, or family therapist)

Registration

Essential

To be eligible for registration as a full member of the appropriate professional body (e.g. HCPC, ACP, AFT, NMC)

Experience

Essential

Extensive experience of working with difficult, disturbedor challenging children/youngpeople requiringskilledand complex interventions

Experience

Essential

Extensive experience of working therapeutically with parents/carers/families of children and young people in crisis with complex mental health problems

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of research methodology and outcome research methodology and outcome research desig and ability to critically interpret research findings.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

Successful completion of a post-graduate trainingin psychological practice (e.g. psychologist, or family therapist)

Registration

Essential

To be eligible for registration as a full member of the appropriate professional body (e.g. HCPC, ACP, AFT, NMC)

Experience

Essential

Extensive experience of working with difficult, disturbedor challenging children/youngpeople requiringskilledand complex interventions

Experience

Essential

Extensive experience of working therapeutically with parents/carers/families of children and young people in crisis with complex mental health problems

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of research methodology and outcome research methodology and outcome research desig and ability to critically interpret research findings.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).